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I realized yesterday that if this show maintains the high level it has kept through three episodes, I may have to consider it the greatest anime of all time. From what novel-readers say, the material is there.

eh...I still have my doubts that it could get into a shakai-genshou type hype like Evangelion since it is still an anime shown late at night on local UHF channels. But so far, the otaku community has been in tremendous uproar for the better. Kyo-Ani cannot be dethroned!!! But I wouldn't mind Haruhi sweeping centerstage on ALTAVISION in Shinjuku or in that huge TV in Shibuya. Once I see the entire music video of "Hare Hare Yukai" high-quality dance scene used in the ED, that's when I can see a shakai-genshou type hype take hold. So, everyone should move off their ass and start buying "Hare Hare Yukai" when the CD comes out! Make it top the Oricon charts!!!

Among the anime that started in January, Fate/Stay Night is by far the most popular on the massive Japanese board 2channel. It is now on its 64th thread, each thread containing about 1000 posts.

Today, within three weeks of its debut, The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi has already caught up to Fate/Stay Night, reaching its own 64th thread. This is a phenomenon.

I realized yesterday that if this show maintains the high level it has kept through three episodes, I may have to consider it the greatest anime of all time. From what novel-readers say, the material is there.

I personally want to see the day the Haruhi forum overtakes the Fate/Stay Night forum here on Animesuki. It will be the next goalpost after we top the School Rumble forum which shouldn't take too long

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"Every man has two countries, his own and France" - Attributed to Thomas Jefferson

I didn't realize that Haruhi's opening would refer to none other than Millar experiment with early atmosphere (Benzene ring) , the search of extraterrastrial life, than right after we've got the fundamental laws of modern physics and an overview of decimal system (sort of)...

This stuff is spoiler material ><.

(I wonder if we beat the 2ch to the punch with this UFO discovery).

Going back to Haruhi's popularity. It came like a sudden whirlwind really... who would've known that N.America would be taken ablaze alongside Asia, especially for a fiction that although was localized, fell below the radar of normal otaku...

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It would be enough for the depressing things in life to only exist in reality.
It is because that I think the birth of a story... is from people dreaming of a happy ending. ~Misaka Shiori

Going back to Haruhi's popularity. It came like a sudden whirlwind really... who would've known that N.America would be taken ablaze alongside Asia, especially for a fiction that although was localized, fell below the radar of normal otaku...

Maybe seeing Noizi Itoh for character design / illustrations did it. Seeing as how Shana is fairly popular, I guess people decided to check this out. Anyway, that's what did it for me.

For others, it could've been them seeing one of the many ED edits over at youtube.

Great job psieye on noticing those equations and actually documenting them. Reminds me why I dislike physics so much...
Don't know if its the hype that's getting to me, but Haruhi is the first anime that has got me waiting for the next epsiode with SO much anticipation. I wasn't even this hyped up for Bleach...
Never underestimate the power of Haruhiism.

I'd say its the combinaton of character personality design and the "Hitchhiker's Guide" kind of swirling absurdism that catches this show on fire....

Does "design" include animation? Because I think that's what brings people from all genres together to this one anime. Being wowed by the animation, we all stick around long enough to get hooked by the characters, personalities, and "swirling absurdism" (good phrase).

And I do think the opposition to it helps fan the flames. "All publicity is good publicity." On 2channel, there are already seven threads of the "Suzumiya Haruhi is a KyoAni employees' self-promoting shitty anime" title: over 6000 posts from people who hate the show. But about 300 posts in the past four hours in the 64th thread of the pro-SH posts.

Gokurou-sama to everyone who chased down the formulae, etc. This reminds me of PaniPoni Dash.

There's 2 forms of numbering system in English. 1 is the long form and the other, short form. We are more familiar with the short form as this is the American norm when 'Trillion' is quoted. The long form is archaic although it can express a wider range than the short form.

short form 'billion' is long form 'milliard'. millionard x 1000 is actually what we commonly know as a trillion.

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It would be enough for the depressing things in life to only exist in reality.
It is because that I think the birth of a story... is from people dreaming of a happy ending. ~Misaka Shiori

There's 2 forms of numbering system in English. 1 is the long form and the other, short form. We are more familiar with the short form as this is the American norm when 'Trillion' is quoted. The long form is archaic although it can express a wider range than the short form.

short form 'billion' is long form 'milliard'. millionard x 1000 is actually what we commonly know as a trillion.

Ah I see, when I first looked at it, I was wondering why it looked like the french numbering system in english